THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 30 DECEMBER 1965

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005968074
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: December 30, 1965

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
THE PRESIDENT'S
DAILY BRIEF
30 DECEMBER 1965
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DAILY BRIEF
30 DECEMBER 1965
North Vietnam
LATE ITEM
Hanoi today broadcast a tough re-
statement of its basic position. The
broadcast was carried as a Voice of
Vietnam commentary, which, while authori-
tative, does not carry the full weight
of an official government declaration.
Although the commentary makes no
specific reference to the present pause
in air strikes,it derides various US pro-
posals to bring about talks, including
US expressions of willingness for uncon-
ditional negotiations and the possibil-
ity of a cease-fire.
It rejects them all and implies that
no movement in the Vietnam situation is
possible until the US makes a solemn com-
mitment to withdraw its forces from South
Vietnam. In fact, the commentator says
that the only way to end the state of
war is for the US to withdraw its troops
and leave the settlement in Vietnamese
hands.
Hanoi stressed that the National
Liberation Front must take part in any
settlement.
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DAILY BRIEF
30 DECEMBER 1965
1. Zambia
2. Vietnam
Prospects for rapidly increasing
overland transport of oil to Zambia are
still poor.
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only road connection with Tanzania con-
firms that heavy traffic during the cur-
rent rainy season would quickly ruin it.
As for deliveries from the Congo,
the first rail and river shipment to
Zambia is not expected before February.
Even this date depends on the transfer
of equipment and personnel from the
jointly, owned Zambia-Rhodesia railway.
Zambia fears that Rhodesia would retali-
ate by cutting off coal supplies if asked
to approve such a transfer.
The chances of getting sizable
emergency supplies through Mozambique
and Angola are also dimmed by major
transportation problems.
Comment on the Shelepin visit to
?Hanoi is sparse. Hanoi limited itself
to simply acknowledging the impending
visit. Peking has not specifically men-
tioned it at all. Shelepin will be in
Hanoi this weekend)
Moscow newspapers took note today
of the prominence which the US press is
giving to peace probes on Vietnam No-
thing substantive was published in Mos-
cow, however.
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3. Communist China
4. Nationalist China
5. Thailand
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6. Dominican Republic Garcia Godoy says that he has de-
cided to delay any action on the Santi-
ago affair for at least a few days. His
present plan is to postpone his speech
to the nation until after the New Year's
holidays.
The president told Ambassador Bunker
that this decision was motivated in part
by the fact that efforts are currently
under way to get a "binding agreement"
from Bosch and Balaguer to support the
government and oppose any new attempt
at a general strike.
Garcia Godoy hopes that some kind
of formal understanding between the two
major political parties will result.
This in turn would ease the problem of
moving some of the military troublemakers
on both sides out of the country./
7. Colombia
8. Bolivia
Intercepts indicate that Colombian
security forces are on alert in antici-
pation of Communist violence over the
holiday. ,The police' expect more trouble
early next month when the Communists
commemorate a guerrilla attack of a
year ago.
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